Malabal Tor is the northwestern zone of Valenwood in The Elder Scrolls Online. It is the deepest heart of the province, where little light reaches the forest floor. The region is dotted by many ancient ruins and Wood Orc settlements. Three major cities are located in this region: the legendary city of Silvenar, the Baandari Trading Post, and Velyn Harbor. The Xylo River runs through this region.
Background[]
- "Malabal Tor is the northwest region of Valenwood, on the coast of the Abecean Sea and the Strid River estuary. Its capital is Silvenar, the spiritual home of all Wood Elves."
- ―Loading screen[src]
The capital of Malabal Tor is Silvenar which is considered to be the spiritual home of all Bosmer,[1] and serves as the seat of power for the Silvenar, the "Voice of the People" of Valenwood.[2] In the thickness of the region's jungle, where little light penetrates the trees, Bosmer hunters climb to the tops of the trees to see the stars in the night sky.[3]
In the summer season, the walking tree city of Falinesti travels to the Summer Site.[4] While most of the population of Malabal Tor are Bosmer, the Khajiit and Orsimer (Wood Orcs) also have a presence in the region at the Baandari Trading Post[5] and Dra'bul,[6] respectively. The Maormer had also situated themselves on the coastal Tempest Island and battled the Aldmeri Dominion and Undaunted there.[7]
Locations[]
- Main article: Locations (Online)
The following are locations accessible in Malabal Tor and, with the exception of unmarked locations, are discoverable on the map. Points of Interest serve as locations with unique side quests, while cities serve as the centralized areas with multiple sublocations and act as a hub for services and merchants. Explanations of the types of locations are provided in the main locations page.
Quests[]
- Main article: Quests (Online)
Malabal Tor features a series of zone story quests and unrelated side quests. The zone story quests tie into the Aldmeri Dominion's overarching storyline and carries on from Greenshade before continuing to Reaper's March, but it is not necessary to complete the story quests for zones prior to those in Malabal Tor. Side quests are non-sequential and can be completed in any order, except where one carries on from another, and repeatable quests can be completed multiple times: weekly for arenas and trials and daily for all others. Pointer quests are optional zone quests that send the Vestige to the tarting location of another zone quest.
- A Wedding to Attend
- The Dark Mane
- The Drublog of Dra'bul
- The Hound's Plan
- The Siege of Velyn Harbor
- A Father's Promise
- A Nord in Need
- A Novel Idea
- A Tale Forever Tole
- A Tangled Net
- Arithiel
- Awakening
- Back to Rest
- Blind Man's Bluff
- Brothers and Bandits
- Buyer Beware
- Enemy of My Enemy
- Export Business
- For Everything a Season
- Fulfilling One's Fate
- Lost Daughter
- Nature's Best Friend
- Naval Intelligence
- Payment in Kind
- Raise the Curtain
- Sacred Prey, Hunt Profane
- Shipwrecked Sailors
- Shock to the System
- Something Rotten
- The Captain's Honor
- The Dark Night of the Soul
- The Hound's Men
- The Maormer's Vessels
- The Misfortunate Minstrels
- The Show Must Go On
- The Soul Trap
- The Storm's Call
- The Summer Site
- The Tale of the Green Lady
- The Ties that Blind
- The Unkindest Cut
- Z'en and Mauloch
- Contract: Malabal Tor Spree DB
- Contract: Malabal Tor DB
- Crime Spree TG
- Dark Anchors in Malabal Tor
- Idle Hands TG
- Madness in Malabal Tor
- Plucking Fingers TG
- The Covetous Countess TG
- The Spirit Trap in Malabal Tor
- Under Our Thumb TG
- Adversarial Adventures NE
- The Demon Weapon
- A Mortal's Touch
- The Emperor's Secret
- Ascending Doubt
- Eye of Fate
Characters[]
- Random encounters
- Alalura – A traveler on the road having trouble lighting their camp fire during random encounters.
- Lionora Two-Tongue – A beggar on the road who can be donated to during random encounters.
- Mylis – A traveler on the road having trouble lighting their campfire during random encounters.
- Teldryni – A merchant with a horse on the road who can be robbed at random encounters.
- Traveling merchants
- Amlion – On the road north from Silvenar before Wilding Run Wayshrine.
- Cirodros – On the road from Dra'bul east to Vulkwasten.
- Guilion – On the road from Velyn Harbor east leading north to Ilayas Ruins Wayshrine.
- Tellanil – On the road west of Ouze leading north to Baandari Trading Post and south to Valeguard.
Item sets[]
- Main article: Item Sets
Item sets are related armor and weapons that, when worn together, provide unique benefits. Overland sets can be acquired from world bosses, world events, delves, public dungeons and containers and as quest rewards; dungeon sets can be acquired from within group dungeons; monster sets can be acquired from the final boss of veteran group dungeons and Undaunted Enclaves; and crafted sets can be created at specific locations across the zone.
- Overland
- Jolting Arms (Heavy; Tempest Island)
- Overwhelming Surge (Light; Tempest Island)
- Storm Master (Medium; Tempest Island)
- Alessia's Bulwark (Chancel of Divine Entreaty)
- Song of the Lamae (Sleepy Senche Overlook)
- Vampire's Kiss (Matthild's Last Venture)
Skyshards[]
- Main article: Skyshards (Online)
Sixteen Skyshards can be found in Malabal Tor totaling in five skill points with one left over. The zone guide provides clues as to the location of each Skyshard, but many can be found simply by exploring and watching for the distinctive pillar of light they emit. Skyshards will appear on the map and compass when the Vestige is close to one and will remain discovered on the map even if it was not collected.
# | Description | Location |
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1 | On an orbit of the storm sphere's home. | At the top of the bluff by the Town Hall on the east side of Velyn Harbor. |
2 | The best view of Fuller's Break. | Overlooking Fuller's Break to the south before Ilayas Ruins. |
3 | Unnoticed by a melancholy Elf. | West of "Crossroad Trading" down the road and south of Tharuin the Melancholy. |
4 | Near the river, disentangled. | Across the river north from Tanglehaven. |
5 | Seek seaward cliffs by the brewery town. | North side of Vulkwasten by the cliffs. |
6 | Fell from a bridge fleeing Abamath. | Across the south bridge on the river's shore from Tanglehaven |
7 | Search every nook to lift the Vale. | South section of Valeguard. |
8 | Eyed from an islet in the river. | South of Silvenar Vale Dolmen on the shore of the river. |
9 | Follow the sound of the wilding waves. | Shortly south of Windshriek Strand at the end of the road. |
10 | Withered within the vine. | Southernmost chamber of the Black Vine Ruins. |
11 | Dropped off when he still lived. | Top of the northwesternmost section of Dead Man's Drop. |
12 | Property of parasites. | Northernmost section of the Hoarvor Pit. |
13 | Fungus dwellers dig, far from home. | Center section of Roots of Silvenar by the water. |
14 | Part of Arrai's spectral dominion. | Southwest corner of the southernmost chamber of the Shael Ruins. |
15 | Haunted by heretics. | Northernmost section of the Tomb of the Apostates in the water. |
16 | Held by red-handed bandits. | Easternmost section of Crimson Cove on the northwest face. |
Achievements[]
- Main article: Achievements (Online)
Achievements can be earned by completing specific tasks include quests and finding locations. Achievements are separated into categories and their progress is viewable from the journal. Earning achievement provides the Vestige some amount of points. Points earned only apply to the character that earned the achievement. Some achievements unlock unique rewards such as trophies or dyes.
- Crimson Cove Conqueror
- Crimson Cove Group Event
- Crimson Cove Vanquisher
- Group Dungeons
- Tempest Island Vanquisher
- Tempest Island Conqueror
- Death Challenges
- Burial at Sea
- Slayer Challenges
- Veteran Sea Viper Slayer
- Veteran Tempest Lamia Slayer
- Speed Challenges
- Tempest Island Assassin
- Survivor Challenges
- Tempest Island Survivor
- Black Vine Ruins Explorer
- Bone Grappler's Bane
- Bugan's Demolisher
- Dead Man's Drop Explorer
- Drowned Horde Decimator
- Green Vanquisher
- Hoarvor Pit Explorer
- Malabal Tor Cave Delver
- Malabal Tor Master Explorer
- Malabal Tor Pathfinder
- Roots of Silvenar Explorer
- Shael Ruins Explorer
- Skullbreaker
- Taliatta's Annihilator
- Tomb of the Apostates Explorer
- Fishing
- Malabal Tor Angler
- Her of the Frond and Leaf
- Hound Hinderer
- Malabal Tor Adventurer
- Matchmaker
- Silvenar's Friend
Shalidor's Library[]
- Main article: Shalidor's Library
Thirty-one books that are a part of Shalidor's Library can be found in Malabal Tor and added to the collection. Books that have already been found in other zones will already be marked as completed in the zone tracker.
- A Nereid Stole My Husband
- An Accounting of the Elder Scrolls
- Ancient Scrolls of the Dwemer I-B
- Ancient Scrolls of the Dwemer VIII
- Ayleid Cities of Valenwood
- Flesh to Cut from Bone
- Green Lady, My Lady
- Guylaine's Dwemer Architecture
- Ode To The Tundrastriders
- Opusculus Lamae Bal ta Mezzamortie
- Pirates of the Abecean
- Tamrielic Artifacts, Part One
- Tamrielic Artifacts, Part Three
- Tamrielic Artifacts, Part Two
- The Adabal-a
- The Amulet of Kings
- The Battle of Glenumbria Moors
- The Book of Dawn and Dusk
- The Cantatas of Vivec
- The Cleansing of the Fane
- The Exclusionary Mandates
- The Five Far Stars
- The Humor of Wood Elves
- The Last King of the Ayleids
- The Order of the Ancestor Moth
- The Red Paint
- The Totems of Hircine
- The Voice of the People
- The Wedding Feast: A Memoir
- The Woodsmer
- Valenwood: A Study
Fish[]
- Main article: Fishing (Online)
Fish can be caught from fishing hotspots, ideally with the correct bait. Common fish will be caught most often while rare fish and alternative bait are rare catches. Each zone has unique rare fish than can be caught from hotspots. Slaughterfish and trodh can be caught from foul hotspots, dhufish and longfin can be caught from saltwater hotspots, silverside perch and spadetail can be caught from lake hotspots, and salmon and river betty can be caught from river hotspots. Chub, minnow, shad and fish roe can be caught and used as bait from foul, saltwater, lake and river hotspots, respectively.
Fish | Source | Quality |
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Abecean Halibut | Saltwater | Superior |
Arowana | Lakes | Fine |
Ghastel Bass | Foulwater | Fine |
Inconnu | Lakes | Fine |
Mrigal | Rivers | Fine |
Ono | Saltwater | Fine |
Ouze Toadfish | Foulwater | Superior |
Sea Bass | Saltwater | Fine |
Stargazer | Foulwater | Fine |
Stonefish | Rivers | Fine |
Strident Leechfin | Rivers | Superior |
Z'en's Whitefish | Lakes | Superior |
Gallery[]
Interactive map[]
Trivia[]
- The Prayer To Y'ffre can be found in this region in Tamriel's Interactive Map.
- Malabal Tor's name roughly translates to Highstone Hill. Mala means 'high,'[8] Bal means 'stone'[UL 1] and Tor means 'hill.'[9]
Appearances[]
- The Elder Scrolls Online
- The Elder Scrolls Online: Dark Brotherhood (seen in distance, not accessible)
References[]
- ↑ Loading screens in The Elder Scrolls Online
- ↑ The Voice of the People
- ↑ The Truth of the Hunter, Pt. 1
- ↑ Events of "The Summer Site" in The Elder Scrolls Online
- ↑ Events of "Enemy of My Enemy" in The Elder Scrolls Online
- ↑ Events of "Reap What is Sown" in The Elder Scrolls Online
- ↑ Events of "Eye of the Storm" in The Elder Scrolls Online
- ↑ The Cleansing of the Fane
- ↑ Remanada
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